Formula 1 has always been a sport where the rulebook is treated less like a […] ...

While the 2025 F1 season has just concluded, all sights are now set on the next campaign and the biggest shake-up in Formula One’s rules in at least a decade. New engine and chassis regulations ...

Engine compression ratios have become a hot topic ...

F1’s 2026 rules set a 16:1 compression ratio limit for engine cylinders. This caps how much the engine can squeeze fuel before burning it — the more you squeeze, the hotter it gets and the more power ...

Mercedes AMG has been at the centre of F1's latest controversy surrounding engine compression ratios and a loosely worded loophole.

A technical loophole involving thermal expansion has triggered accusations, secret letters to the FIA, and a war of words ...

Is the 2026 title already decided? Rivals Audi and Ferrari protest Mercedes' \"thermal expansion trick\" that allegedly ...

Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; Takashi Ayoma / Getty, Antonio Calanni / AP Formula 1’s car design revolution for 2026 is the biggest in a generation. Not only are the chassis designs ...

There is a dispute between F1s teams over a rule limiting the compression ratio in the new power units for 2026; watch the ...

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes' new F1 engines are legal, but rival manufacturers are pushing for the FIA to outlaw the design ...

Lewis Hamilton criticizes Formula 1's new technical regulations, calling them 'ridiculously complex' and claiming that 'none ...

There are a couple of new power unit manufacturers in F1 ...